Dark-backed weaver

The dark-backed weaver (Ploceus bicolor), also known as the forest weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Dark-backed weaver
Dark-backed weaver at Ndumo Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. bicolor
Binomial name
Ploceus bicolor
Vieillot, 1819

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Ploceus bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719017A132123985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719017A132123985.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.


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